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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
Okanagan-Similkameen
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Okanagan Lake from Naramata
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Location in British Columbia
Country Canada Province British Columbia Administrative office location Penticton • Type Regional district • Body Board of Directors • Chair Mark Pendergraft (A ) • Vice Chair Spencer Coyne (Town of Princeton) • Electoral Areas
B - Cawston
C - Oliver Rural
D - Skaha East & Okanagan Falls
E - Naramata
F - Okanagan Lake West/West Bench
G - Keremeos Rural/Hedley
H - Princeton Rural
I - Skaha West, Kaleden and Apex
• Land 10,411.68 km 2 mi ) • Total 83,022 • Density 7.97/km2 mi ) Website www
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS ) is in southern British Columbia , adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington . It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south. At the 2011 census the population was 80,742. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 square kilometres (4,020.65 sq mi ). The administrative offices are in the City of Penticton .[3]
Population history [ edit ]
2021: 90,178 (+8.6%)
2016: 83,022 (+2.8%)
2011: 80,742 (+1.6%)
2006: 79,475 (+3.7%)
2001: 76,635 (+0.9%)
1996: 75,933
Municipalities [ edit ]
RDOS comprises six municipalities and nine rural electoral areas designated Electoral areas A - I. The municipalities of RDOS are Penticton , Summerland , Osoyoos , Oliver , Princeton , and Keremeos .
Demographics [ edit ]
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen had a population of km 2 mi ), it had a population density of 2 mi ) in 2021.[5]
Ethnicity [ edit ]
Panethnic groups in the Okanagan–Similkameen Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic 2021[6]
2016[7]
2011[8]
2006[9]
2001[10]
Pop. %
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European [a] 73,430
68,860
69,095
70,640
69,205
Indigenous
6,640
6,145
4,910
3,380
2,865
South Asian
3,445
2,950
2,630
2,805
2,030
East Asian [b] 1,315
940
655
780
940
Southeast Asian [c] 1,205
735
510
415
380
Latin American
590
270
160
130
365
African
555
240
230
125
165
Middle Eastern [d] 185
115
75 30 30
Other[e]
305
195
125
160
10
Total responses
87,665
80,445
78,395
78,475
75,985
Total population
90,178
83,022
80,742
79,475
76,635
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Language [ edit ]
According to the 2011 Census, 84.43% of Okanagan-Similkameen's population have English as mother tongue ; German is the mother tongue of 2.99% of the population, followed by Punjabi (2.86%), French (1.90%), Portuguese (1.06%), Dutch (0.80%), Ukrainian (0.42%), Hungarian (0.41%), Spanish (0.41%), and Italian (0.39%).[11]
Electoral areas [ edit ]
Okanagan-Similkameen A
Rural areas surrounding Osoyoos, including Anarchist Mountain to the east between Rock Creek and Osoyoos .
Population: 2,139
Okanagan-Similkameen B
The valley of the Similkameen River from Cawston downstream to Chopaka , at the US border.
Population: 1,151
Okanagan-Similkameen C
Rural areas surrounding Oliver.
Population: 3,986
Okanagan-Similkameen D
Rural areas and unincorporated communities southeast of Penticton, including Okanagan Falls .
Population: 4,016
Okanagan-Similkameen E
Rural areas and unincorporated settlements to the northeast of Penticton including Naramata .
Population: 2,015
Okanagan-Similkameen F
Rural areas west of Summerland and northwest of Penticton.
Population: 2,092
Okanagan-Similkameen G
Rural areas of the middle Similkameen Valley surrounding Keremeos, including Hedley .
Population: 2,298
Okanagan-Similkameen H
Rural areas and unincorporated communities in the upper Similkameen Valley, including Tulameen and Coalmont .
Population: 2,232
Okanagan-Similkameen I
Rural areas southwest of Penticton, including Kaleden and Apex.
Population: 2,207
^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References [ edit ]
^ "Census profile: Okanagan-Similkameen" . 2011 Census . Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2014 .
^ "Select from a list of geographies - British Columbia" . February 9, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions" . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Census Profile Okanagan-Similkameen, RD British Columbia http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5907&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Okanagan-Similkameen&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
External links [ edit ]
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